Student Employment – Student Life

Campus Job Descriptions: Student Life

Student Life Aide

Salary: $8.00

Job Description:

Student Life Aide plays a direct role in office management for Student Life.

The Student Life Aide will assist the office staff with the following duties: Answering the phone, taking accurate messages and distributing to proper personnel, distributing inter-office mail to appropriate personnel, photocopying, posting current and future activities around campus, filing and running errands.

Compile the weekly student life e-mail

Maintain office cleanliness and upkeep

All Student Life Assistants will be required to attend monthly staff meetings and ongoing professional development/training programs

Serve as a resource for students and student organizations regarding student life procedures and policies.

Assist in the planning, production and evaluation of various University-wide events, such as Welcome Week, Homecoming, and Family Weekend.

Qualifcations:

Strong academic, communications & interpersonal skills are critical.

Familiar with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Student Center Attendant

Salary: $8.00

10-20 hrs/wk

Job Description:

Prepare and sell food and beverage products

Maintain cleanliness and general maintenance of the center

Complete daily reports for every shift

Assist with other operational duties as assigned by Assistant Director of Student Life

Interact with students, staff, and faculty during Center operational hours and events.

Meet with selected personnel, student groups, and committees to plan and arrange for particular activities.

Assist with opening/closing Student Center.

Attend monthly meetings

Plan at least one event per semester

Participate in annual training and on-going professional development opportunities.

Qualifications:

Must have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

Must have ability/desire to work with groups of students in diverse settings

Demonstrate initiative/dependability.

Ability to work under limited supervision.

Student Life Graphic Designer

Salary: $8.00 per hour 5-20 hrs/wk

Job Description:

Assist with the development of various promotional materials such as Welcome Week publications, Homecoming posters, and Student Life brochures and fliers.

Work with Student Activities Committee (SAC) to design various promotional materials for upcoming events.

Communicate on a regular basis with Printing and Duplicating and submit duplicating requests.

Communicate on a weekly basis with the Journal business manager to ensure calendar of events is accurate and the insertion of ads is correct.

Qualifications: Must have graphic design experience, and knowlege of Adobe photoshop Must be able to work independently. Knowlege of Adobe Creative Suite and a completed graphic design class are preferred.

Arts/Entertainment Reporter

Job Description: Covers campus and local area arts and entertainment, including previews and reviews, profiles and other stories. .

Qualifications: Knowledge of , and interest in the Arts a must.

Office Assistant

Salary: $8.00

10-15 hrs/wk

Job Description: Answer phones. Provide support for the staff of the student newspaper at UIS, The Journal, located in the Student Life Building. File, run errands, help create and distribute flyers/posters on campus and complete other projects as assigned. Directly assist editor-in-chief, business manager, advertising manager and adviser. Some distribution of newspaper on and off-campus may be involved from time to time.

Qualifications: Dependable. Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Internet searching) and able to work independently and with little supervision. Ability to work with a variety of people and personalities, work well with the public and possess strong interpersonal skills. Valid driver’s license required.

Assistant Editor (see Managing Editor)

Assistant Layout and Design Editor

Salary: $8.00

20 hrs per week

Job Description: Works closely with Journal editors on layout and design of news, features, sports, arts and entertainment, and opinion pages. Assists the Journal business manager /graduate assistant with design of ads.

Business Assistant

Job Description: Distributes the student newspaper on a weekly basis. Assists the business manager in obtaining and maintaining advertising.

Qualifications: Must have advertising experience as well as courses in business. Must be familiar with Excel. Must have good public relations skills.

Must be able to provide references from previous employment or internships.

Cartoonist/Illustrator

Salary: $8.00
5-10 hours per week

Job Description: Draw cartoons and do illustrations.

Qualifications: Art background helpful.

Copy and Online Editor

Salary: $8.00
15-20 hrs per week

Job Description: Assists with editing stories and columns and proofreading of work for print and online editions of the Journal. Will work with other editors for the timely placement/updating of Journal online editions. May cover stories or write reviews.

Qualifications: Dependable and able to work independently with little supervision. Available for distribution on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Editor- in-Chief

Salary: $8.75

20/25 hrs/wk

Job Description:

Works with a staff of about a dozen undergraduate and graduate students and the student publications adviser. Duties include assigning and editing stories, columns, photos and other items for online and print editions; upholding the Journal by-laws and procedures, convening and running meetings of the Editorial board as well as the Journal staff meetings. Assist in writing the editorials, and represent the newspaper at various campus and community events.

Qualifications:

Should have excellent writing and speaking skills, demonstrated leadership and organizational skills, academic training and/or work experience in journalism or a related field, and experience with such computer programs as Word, Indesign, and PhotoShop.

Feature Writer

Salary: $8.00
5-10 hours per week

Job Description: Do feature stories about campus and the Springfield area.

Qualifications: Background in Communication
or English preferred.

General Assignment Reporters

Salary: $8.00

10-12 hrs/wk

Job Description: Covers one news, feature, or arts and entertainment story per week and writes one column per week.

Qualifications: Demonstrated strong writing skills and knowledge of current events and culture required. Background that includes work with publications and/or journalism coursework desired.

Higher Education Reporter

Qualifications: Knowledge of public affairs; interest in working in Higher Education and excellent
writing skills needed.

Layout/Graphics Editor

Salary: $8.00
10-15 hours per week

Job Description: Works with editor in layout of stories, photos, and advertisements, and paste-up of pages.

Qualifications: Knowledge and experience with computer design programs needed, as well as background in communication-related field. Experience with visual and graphic arts preferred.

Managing Editor

Salary: $8.75
15-25 hrs/wk

Job Description: Assists the editor-in-chief with assigning and editing stories, columns, photos, and other items and in upholding the Journal by-laws and procedures. When the editor-in-chief is unable to be in attendance, the assistant or managing editor runs staff and editorial board meetings and helps with editorials.

Qualifications: Should have experience and /or successful completion of academic coursework in news gathering and writing, editing, journalism ethics and media law and demonstrated strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Photographer

Salary: $8.00
10/12 hours per week

Job Description: Take digital photos of various campus events and meet photo deadlines.

Student Life Reporter

Qualifications: Newspaper experience and/or academic coursework in journalism desired. Must have demonstrated strong writing and organizational skills, including the ability to report and write accurately and meet deadlines.

Web Site Manager/Online Editor

Salary: $8.00

Job Description:

Help design, maintain Journal Web sites, including addition each week of stories, photos, ads and other materials.

Qualifications:

Academic and work experience with Web site development required, as well as background in visual arts, graphics, communication or related field.